Daniel Carter (born December 28, 1945, in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American experimental saxophone, flute, clarinet, and trumpet player active mainly in New York City since the early 1970s. One of the legendary masters of creative music. Born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania in 1945.

Carter is a prolific performer and has recorded or performed with William Parker, Federico Ughi, DJ Logic, Thurston Moore, Yo La Tengo, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Sonic Youth, scientist/musician Matthew Putman, Cooper-Moore, Sam Rivers, David S. Ware, Yoko Ono, Living Colour, Medensky Martin and Wood and Jaco Pastorius among others. He is a member of the cooperative free jazz groups TEST and Other Dimensions In Music.
 

Discography on 577 Records
Listening Group
Inside The Studio Vol. One
New York United
Telepathic Alliances
LIVE!
Extra Room
Extra Room Vol. Two
The Dream
Life Station
Mountain Path
Gowanus Recordings
People's Resonance
Concrete Science
In Ponta Delgada
South Of Brooklyn
Astonishment
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